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Dell is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Dell are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 61%Female 39%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
61% male / 39% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
3,974 male / 2,544 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Dell

To address Dell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dell," in English, "Guten Tag Dell," in German. About 61% of people named Dell are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dell,

German

Guten Tag Dell,

French

Bonjour Dell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dell:

Chinese

Dell您好：

Japanese

Dell様

English

Hi Dell,

German

Hi Dell,

French

Salut Dell,

Spanish

Hola Dell,

Chinese

Dell你好：

Japanese

Dellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name61%

United States birth data

3,974 male · 2,544 female · 6,518 births recorded

Male 61%Female 39%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dell a male or female name?

Dell is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Dell are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dell in an email?

To address Dell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dell," in English, "Guten Tag Dell," in German. About 61% of people named Dell are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Dell a unisex name?

Dell is a unisex name: 61% of people named Dell are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dell,
  title  = {Is Dell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}